Electric time-switch.



. PATENTED MAY 29, 1906. P. G. HUBER & J. E. MANZEL.

ELECTRIC TIME SWITCH.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 23. 1905.

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were s'rn rns FREDERICK C. HUBER AND JOHN E. MANZEL, OF ROSEBANK, NEW

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ELECTREC TiiillE SWlTH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratented May 29,1906.

Application filed May 23,1905. Serial No- 261,753.

To (tZ/Z- whoml it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK O. HUBER and JOHN E. lvlANZEL, citizens of the United States, residing at ltosebank, in the county of Richmond and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Time-Switches, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to electric lighting; and'the object thereof is to provide a device whereby an electric lamp may be automatically energized at a predetermined time, a further object being to provide a device of this class whereby an electriclamp may be energized .i'or a given or predetermined length of time and at the expiration of which the said lamp may be automatically denergized, a still further object being to provide a device oil-this class whereby an electric lamp may be energized and deenergized in the usual manner; and with these and other objects in view the invention consists in an electricdamp en ergizer and deencrgizer, as hereinafter dcscribed and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the sep arate V arts of our improvement are designated y suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which- Figure 1 1s a plan view ofour. invention in operative connection with an electric lamp;

Fig. 2, a view of one side thereof; Fig. 3, a partial view of the other side thereof, said view being p'artially in section; and Fig. 4, a section on the line 4 4 of Fig.

In the drawings forming part of this speci. fication we have shown a base or sup ort a, at one end of which is mounted an e ectriclamp socket I), provided with binding-posts 'btand b and with a lamp 0, and the base a is also provided with him ing-posts a? and a, with which the wires of an electric-light circuit are adaqtcd to be connected.

At the end of the base at opposite the lampsocket b mounted a time mechanism (1, which comprises the usual spring-drum d,

mounted in plates d and provided with a winding device comprising a lever d" in opermountcd on the barrel-arbor of the mainspring, said spring not being shown in the drawings, and the barrel-arbor d vidcd with a pinion d on its top, which is in of the mainspring is proshown in Figs. 1 and 3, the

' arojection f of the member f engagement with a gear-wheel d rotatable on but independent of the staff cl, in operative connection with which is a hand or pointer 0, operating above the dial f of said time mechanism, and the hand 6 is provided with an electrical contact 6 on the lower side thereof, and, as shown at a said hand 0 is insulated from the dial f.

The dial f is composed of two plates f 2 and f which are insulated from each other, as shown at), and from the time mechanism, as shown at f but this dial f is secured gear-wheel d and rotates therewith, and, as member f of the dial f is provided with an u wardly-directed member f which projects through the memberf of said dial and is insulated therefrom, as clearly shown in said figures, and the dial f is also provided with a stopf, which limits the movement of the hand e and insures contact of the member e of the hand 0 with the of the dial f; in Fig. 1, the hand 6 post or stop f when it ut, as Wll be seen atf is insulated from the to the bears against the same and the reason for which will be hereinafter described.

Connected to the upper plate 01 of the time mechanism and on either side thereof are two spring-arms g and y the arm 9 being closer to the staff clearly shown in Fig. 2, the spring-arm g bears against the under side of the member f of the dial f, while the spring-arm g bears against the under side of the member f of the dial f, as shown in Fig. 3, and communieating with the sprin -arms g and g are electrical conductors g and in electrical communication with contacts g and g, respectively.

The details of the time mechanism are omitted from the drawings, as they form no part of ti s inventionsuch as, for instance, the balance-wheels, cscapement, 6150.; but it will be understood that these parts are all employed and are merely omitted to prevent confusion in the drawings, and the operation of the hand 8 is the same as the operation of the hour-hand in any watch. or clock mechanism, both as to speed of movement. as well as the direction thereof, and the, dial is provided on its upper side with the usual divisions, indicated by numerals and by means of which the time may he told.

Pivotal'ly mounted centrally of the base (I, andbctwccn the time mechanism (Z and the la11i; isocket b is a switch It, provided with. a

d than the arm g and, as

handle It at one end thereof and with a coni will be understood, until it he tact h beneath the other end therei'it, and ar ranged on :1 central line on the base (I, are two contacts h and h the contact ll" being; in electrical communieotion with the time meclnmism d by means ol an electrimil con (luctor 7L6, while the contact I)" is in electrical communication with one side ol' a yokeshaped l'rume i, said side being indicated by the reference character i and the other side 71 thereof is in electrical communicntion with a, binding-post 6 ol' the lnnm-srwket b by means of an electrical conductor i, and the binding-post b of the lamp-socket b is in electrical communication with the binding post a by means of an electrical conductor i", the other binding-post a? ot the base it being connected, by means of an electrical conduetor i", with the time meclmnism if, as

shown at i".

Secured to the base a :1 djecent to the contact y is a contact is, which is in electrical commimication with the side '5 ol the vokeshaped frame 'i bv means of an electrical conductor it", and adjacent to the contact 9 is a contact 7r, which is also in electrical c01nn1u- .nication with the side i of the yoke i by means of an QlOCtIlC/ill conductor 7",and the contact ll of the switch 71 is adapted to rest on the corresponding pziir of contacts 9'" and. 7c or g and L'", clearly shown in 1, and thereby placing said pairs of contacts in electrical communicution with each other.

The yoke as previously stated, is composed oltwo parts i and i which are indcpendentol' each other and are each provided with on upwnrdly-dirccted member is and it, l'(.- 'j)(3(ll\( l: nround which pieced on insulating-collar A, mid the npWnrdly-directed member I and Jr" are preferably segmental in cross-section and adapted. to receive a conductive Didi .40 end he placed in an electrical C(lilllillinlid in with e ch other thereby, and said plug: lr" is always in position when our invontion is in use.

in me p.- (nine or our lllv cation, 1 it is c csirod to enm ize the lump 0 at it given hour or at :1 EiI'WlGilOlllllIiOil interval of time, all that is necessary is to move the switch it to the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines :ind then ro etc the (liitlfill the direction of the arrow 1/ corresponding distance from the hand 1 his opemtii'in being accomplished, as previously stated, by means of the lover of", and in the operation of rotating the dialf the nuiinspring of the Watch mechanism is wound c wrespondingly, the object thereof being to permit the time mechanism to ILJl down approximately at the some time es the l lamp 6 is to be one: 'zed, end when carts I are operated, as just described, the hzind e rotates in the usual manner over the dial f, l and the contact thereof rests on the con i ductive surface of the mcmberf of the dielf, l and the rotation of the hsnd continues, its

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' tinues to burn ers against the insulationf of the post at which time the contact e of the hand e rests on the projectionf of the membenf' of the dial], and the current from the main lighting-circuit then passes from the binding-post a, through the lamp 0 and contact i, to the yoke 7 thence through the conductor ll: to the contact ,lr, switch it to contact and through the conductor g to the springmrm g, which pre viously stated, bears against the under side of the conductive plzttef oi the diiilf, dd the current then )SSSGS through the hand 6 and the stall thereof and through the time mechanism or frame thereof, and the conductor i and binding-post a and the lamp 0 is thereby energized and continues to but, as long as the parts are in the position. p in Fig. 1. If it is desired to have the-light burn a certain length of time, all that necessary is to nninipulste' the lover a to rotate he dial f e'corresponding' distance from t hand 6 and at the same time turn the switch h to the position indicated in dotted lines zit g in Fig; 1, at which times the contacts 9 d /r are placed in electrical communication: by means of the contact 70 of the switch It, and the current then passes from the contact (1) and lamp 0, through the conductor yoke i, and conductor lc' to the contact is, and thence through the-contact g and conductor 9 to the spring-arm g vhich bears against the under side of the conciuctive plots/ ol the dislf, and the current passes through the said pletef end himd :2 one througn t mechanism to the conductor 1? and o ini rigpost a, and the lamp 1; is therefore ener; d and continues to burn until the contact e oi the hand (1 rests on the projection-f of the pletef" of the diz'zlf, which "places the hand out of. electrical communication with the plstef of the dial'flendthereby breaks the circuit through the lamp (3,"!!111d snidlemp is deener If'it is desired to use theleinp in the usual manner without reference to time, all that is necessary-is to move the switch h into the position indicated in dotter lines at y in Fig. 1, at which time the eurren J passes through the lamp a, conductor 2'', yol .e i, conductor in, to contact h, thence three n. switch it, contact in, conductors it" and 'i to the binding-post a and the circuit through thelem c is completed and con- Fong as the switch it remains in this position, and if it is-desired to prevent the manipulation of said lamp by an unouthorized person all that isneccssur is to remove the plug it from between the parts and i of the yoke i, and in practice we prefer to inclose our apparatus in i casing in order to prevent injury thereto or meddling therewith, said casing, however, not being shown, and we reserve the rigl'it to make such other modifications in. the construction herein shown described (LS may properly come a time mechanism interce' ting said of within the scope (if our invention, and, with I this reservation,

What we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An electric time-switch, comprising an electric lamp arranged in an electric circuit, hit, a switch in said circuit, a ever in operative connection with the winding mechanism of said time mechanism, a rotatable dial on said time mechanism and 1n operative connection with said lever, said lever when operated be ing adapted to wind said time mechanism for a predetermined period and to rotate said dial for approximately the same period, substantially as shown and described.

2. A time-switch, comprising an electriclighting circuit a time mechanismintercepb ing saidcircuit, a switch in said circuit. a

mainspring in table dial on said time mechanism, devices for winding said mainspring and operating also to rotate said dial correspondingly, and devices for closing said circult through said time mechanism 1n one position of said 25 switch, and devices for opening said circuit through said time mechanism in another position of said switch, substantially as shown and described. :ln testimony asour invention we have signed our names, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 22d day of MaPy, 1905.

REDERICK C. HUBER.

. JOHN E. MANZEL. Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART,

G. J. K EIN.

said time mechanism, a rota- 20 that weclaim the foregoing o 

